When you were in middle or high school, did you ever have an extremely immature, shit-head of a classmate return one year from summer vacation unexpectedly mature and sophisticated? Well, that's Axe right now. That's right, Axe is back... Continue Reading →

Last Monday while getting ready for work, I turned on ESPN only to be greeted by this shock inducing report:
Wait, what? A Call To Men publicly advocating for Ray Rice to get a second chance in the NFL?... Continue Reading →

In what must be a record for televised depictions of non-vanilla sex acts in a single season, two of my favorite shows, Broad City and Louie, both explored pegging recently. Pegging, for those who don't know, is (rather inelegantly)... Continue Reading →

The past five-plusÂ years of male targeted advertising haveÂ been pretty painful to watch. Yes, I know thatÂ ads are always painful to watch, but they've been particularly excruciating for a while now. You can blame this on the glut ofÂ advertisers trying... Continue Reading →

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In what must be a record for televised depictions of non-vanilla sex acts in a single season, two of my favorite shows, Broad City and Louie, both explored pegging recently. Pegging, for those who don't know, is (rather inelegantly) described by Wikipedia as; "...a sexual practice in which a woman performs anal sex on a man…
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There are times when the wide world of sports can fill our hearts with joy and awe us with the human potential for greatness. When an athlete or sports organization does something amazing, or uses the power of their platform to create change and restore our faith in humanity. Then there are the other times…
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On Thursday, April 30th, the NFL will face the first true test of allegiance to its "NO MORE" anti-sexual assault and domestic violence campaign. It'll be a quick test, lasting no more than ten minutes and it begins once the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, holders of the first pick in this year's draft, are on the clock…
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Hey there faithful reader! This is just a quick post to apologize for my recent absense over the past month plus. If you're interested in knowing why I haven't been blogging, it's because, 1. I'm in the midst of conducting a series of trainings with the NBA and MLB (requiring lots of travel), 2. I…
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Last week I alluded to the fact that I "have some feelings" about the NO MORE anti-domestic violence campaign. Since writing those words, I read some things about the campaign that only increased my negative feelings, making it clear that I'm not the only one with concerns. So this week I figured I should expound on my feelings…
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